History Creator / HaydenChristensen

* NiceGuy: Seems friendly, classy and polite in interviews, and has a sense of humor, even at one point joking about his character' s most infamous lines of dialogue from the Star Wars prequels.

* HeReallyCanAct: Although his portrayal of Anakin Skywalker was once widely criticized, he had received a lot more compliments for his work in other films such as ''Film/ShatteredGlass'' and ''Film/LifeAsAHouse''.

* HeReallyCanAct: Although his portrayal of Anakin Skywalker was once widely criticized, he had received a lot more compliments for his work in other films such as ''Film/ShatteredGlass'' and ''Film/LifeAsAHouse''.

* HeReallyCanAct: Although his portrayal of Anakin Skywalker was once widely criticized, he had received a lot more compliments for his work in other films such as ''Film/ShatteredGlass'' and ''Film/LifeAsAHouse''.

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!!Selected Roles:

* ''Series/AreYouAfraidOfTheDark'' (1999) as Kirk (episode "The Tale of Bigfoot Ridge")

** ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' (2004) [[note]]Cameo as the Force ghost of Anakin in the 2004 DVD [[GeorgeLucasAlteredVersion re-release]]. This was done by superimposing footage of his face from the Prelogy onto Sebastian Shaw's body.[[/note]]

** ''Obi-Wan Kenobi'' series (2021)

** ''Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi'' (2021)

[[CelebrityIsOverrated He would eventually grow dissatisfied with the Hollywood lifestyle]] and purchase a farm in Ontario, which he spends his time tending to. He still takes roles here and there, but his A-List days seem to be well behind him.

Hayden Christensen (born April 19, 1981) is a Canadian-American actor.

[[CelebrityIsOverrated He would eventually grow dissatisfied with Hollywood lifestyle]] and purchase a farm in Ontario, which he spends his time tending to. He still takes roles here and there, but his A-List days seem to be well behind him.

* ''Franchise/StarWars'' as Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader:

** ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' (2005)

** ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker'' (2019) [[note]]Voice cameo.[[/note]]

** ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' [[note]]Cameo as the Force ghost of Anakin in the 2004 DVD [[GeorgeLucasAlteredVersion re-release]]. This was done by superimposing footage of his face from the Prelogy onto Sebastian Shaw's body.[[/note]]

[[caption-width-right:350:"I still don't like sand."]]

* ''Little Italy'' (2018) as Leo

He began his career on Canadian television at the age of 13, then went into American television in the late 1990s. The [[StarMakingRole role that made his fame]] is undeniably [[FallenHero Anakin Skywalker]], the troubled young Jedi prodigy who would fall to TheDarkSide and become Darth Vader, in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' {{prequel}} trilogy.

Hayden Christensen (born April 19, 1981) is a Canadian-American actor. He began his career on Canadian television at the age of 13, then went into American television in the late 1990s. The [[StarMakingRole role that made his fame]] is undeniably [[FallenHero Anakin Skywalker]], the troubled young Jedi prodigy who would fall to TheDarkSide and become Darth Vader, in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' {{prequel}} trilogy.

[[caption-width-right:350:"[[Memes/AttackOfTheClones I don't like sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere.]]"]]

[[caption-width-right:350:[[Film/AttackOfTheClones He doesn't like sand.]]]]
->''"I love acting because it's a bit of an escape. It gives you the ability to reinvent yourself. They say that acting is the shy man's revenge."''

** ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' [[note]]Cameo as the Force ghost of Anakin in the 2004 DVD [[GeorgeLucasAlteredVersion re-release]]. This was done with archive footage.[[/note]]

* ''American Heist'' (2014) as James Kelly

** ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' [[note]]Cameo as the Force ghost of Anakin in the 2004 DVD re-release. This was done with archive footage.[[/note]]